| Description |
211 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
The American ways series |
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American ways series.
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| Contents |
1. The Woman's Era -- 2. The New Woman and the New Politics -- 3. Thinking About the Woman Question -- 4. Feminism and the Problem of Sex -- 5. War and Victory -- 6. After the Vote -- 7. The Fate of the ERA |
| Summary |
"In The Rise of the New Woman, Jean Matthews chronicles the changing fortunes and transformations of the organized suffrage movement, from its dismal period of declining numbers and campaign failures to its final victory in the Nineteenth Amendment that brought women the vote. In an engaging narrative, she recaptures the personalities and ideas that characterized the movement in these years, drawing deft portraits and analyzing the intellectual currents - in politics, the economy, sexuality, and social thoughts - that competed for women's commitment. And she shows how new leadership and new strategies at last brought success in the long struggle that had seen many feminist leaders grow old."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-203) and index |
| Subject |
Feminism -- United States -- History.
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Women's rights -- United States -- History.
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| LC no. |
2002035149 |
| ISBN |
1566635004 hardback alkaline paper |
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1566635012 paperback alkaline paper |
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